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952728
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b707098
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Ephross, Paul H.
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Groups that work : : structure and process /\ Paul H. Ephross and Thomas V. Vassil.
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| Edition Statement
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2nd ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2005.
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1 online resource (viii, 237 pages)
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0231115083
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: 0231115091
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: 0231510160
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: 9780231115087
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: 9780231115094
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: 9780231510165
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-227) and index.
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| Contents
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Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; 1. Working in Groups; 2. Frames of Reference for Understanding Work Groups; 3. Toward a Model of Working Groups; 4. The Democratic Microcosm; 5. Leadership Theory: Benchmarks and Guideposts; 6. Leadership in Working Groups; 7. Leadership and Contexts; 8. Problem Solving and Decision Making; 9. Stages/Phases ofGroup Development; 10. Teams and Team Building; 11. Organizational Settings and Styles; 12. Technologies for Group Maintenance, Operation, and Productivity; 13. Recurring Problems in Groups and Suggested Staff Responses.
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14. Perspectives for Professional Practice with Working GroupsAppendix: Population of Self-Descriptive Q-Sort Statements; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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| Abstract
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Social workers, planners, health professionals, and human-service administrators spend much of their time in meetings, working in and with groups. What meaning does participation in these groups have for members? Some of the events that are most important for members of the various professions, and those whom they serve, take place within these groups. Health and human services depend upon their working groups for their development and allocation of resources, their standards of quality, and the evaluation of their success or failure. In short, these groups are relied upon to come up w.
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Health services administration.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Small groups.
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Social service-- Teamwork.
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Social work administration.
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Health services administration.
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Organizational effectiveness.
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Small groups.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Social Work.
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Social service-- Teamwork.
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Social work administration.
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361.3/068
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HV40.E64 2005eb
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Vassil, Thomas V.
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